Practicum 2 Flashcards
What is the symmetry of Phylum Mollusca?
bilateral
What is the body organization of Phylum Mollusca?
organ systems
Phylum Mollusca are/have…
coelomate, dioecious, protosomes (triploblasts), various degrees of cephalization, Lophotrochozoans
What are the four main morphological features in Phylum Mollusca?
shell, mantle, visceral mass, and foot
What are the three classes under Phylum Mollusca?
Class Bivalvia, Class Gastropoda, Class Cephalopoda
What are examples of organisms under Class Bivalvia?
mussles, clams, scallops, and oysters
How do organisms under Class Bivalvia eat?
filter feeding
How do filter feeders eat?
extract food from water column
Class Bivalvia’s shell is made of..?
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
What kind of digestive system does Class Bivalvia have?
complete digestive system
What secretes digestive fluids in Class Bivalvia?
digestive gland
What does Class Bivalvia use for locomotion?
foot
What kind of circulatory system does Class Bivalvia possess and how is its heart?
open circulatory system, three chambered heart
open circulatory system
blood leaves arteries and fills body cavity
closed circulatory system
blood stays in vessels
Analogous vs Homologous structures in Class Bivalvia
analogous structures compared to our eyes (serve similar functions), but not homologous structures because they arose in a different evolutionary lineage
How does excretory system in Class Bivalvia work?
filters nitrogenous waste out of blood, excreted out through the nephridiopore
What kind of reproductive system does Class Bivalvia have?
dioecious
What is glochidium?
larval stage form- use fish gills, skin, or fins as host temporarily
What are examples of organisms under Class Gastropoda “Stomach foots”?
snails, slugs, conchs, whelks, and others
Class Gastropoda undergoes developemental process called________where body plan is twisted (results in asymmetrical body)
torsion
What is the disadvantage of Class Gastropoda in regards to torsion?
fouling
What kind of reproductive system does Class Gastropoda have?
some monoecious, some dioecious, but always reproduces sexually
What kind of circulatory system does Class Gastropoda have?
open circulatory system
What kind of digestive system does Class Gastropoda have?
complete digestive system
What is the mouth part with rasping teeth for scraping food into the mouth called in Class Gastropoda?
radula
What are the eating habits of Class Gastropoda like?
most herbivorous with some exceptions
What are some examples of organisms under Class Cephalopoda “head feet”?
squids, nautiloids, cuttlefish, and octopuses
What are the eating habits of Class Cephalopoda like?
all carnivorous, possesses radula, and uses chitinous beak as jaws
What is the largest invertebrate?
giant squid